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Bird Beaks
Lesson PlansEduplace.com Bird Beak LabRanger Rick Naturescope: Birds, Birds, Birds lesson plan Online Resources:Backyard Nature Bird Beaks PageTeacher’s Domain Bird Beak GalleryBone Clones Osteological...
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Ten Thousand Islands: An estuary field trip
For part one of our study on the Everglades we went on a field trip just outside of Everglades National Park with 3 naturalists, one of whom is also a U of F Sea Grant Extension Agent. What an amazing...
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Introduction to Florida State Symbols
Activities:Print out the Florida State Symbols PDF and include in your notebook Suggested Reading:Florida Facts and Symbols by Emily McAuliffe (2003) Discussion Questions:Quiz your students on Florida...
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Birds of Prey
“Birds of prey—powerful eagles, hawks, and owls—have very different lifestyles from Florida’s backyard songbirds. Also known as raptors, they are predator, hunting and feeding on smaller animals...
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Forever Florida Field Trip
We took a recent field trip to Forever Florida in St. Cloud, Florida. As soon as we arrived, we felt as if we had left the state! It was exciting and well worth the drive. 3 Interesting things we...
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Barn Owl Web Cam
Live Streaming by Ustream.TV This is a unique opportunity to observe a pair of Barn Owls and their owlets.via live feed from an owl box is located in a residential backyard in San Marcos, CA that is 15...
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Owl Pellet Dissection
It was inevitable that we would get to the part in our nature study where we dissect owl pellets. It wasn’t as gross or as smelly as one would be made to think, although one boy in our co-op wanted...
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Make your own Owl Calendar 2011
Does your Young Naturalist have a thing for owls? Allow them to design their own owl calendar using illustrations from various artists. Its a fun way to end an owl study or just throw in a bit of art.
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Butterflies
Zebra longwing butterfly photo by Tammy Powers / Wikipedia Florida’s State butterfly is the Zebra Longwing butterfly. Have your students observe the photo of the Zebra longwing butterfly and then...
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The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum is the only professional museum in the country dedicated entirely to shells. The museum opened in 1995, and quickly gained recognition for its expertise at both a...
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